African American Social Developments: Evidence of Issues from 1890-1920 1 Flashcards
What is sharecropping?
When you work on a piece of land for someone and get a share of the sold price of what you produce
What was a disadvantage of share-cropping?
You had to take a loan from the farmer to get the tools to do it
What happened to many African-Americans that became Sharecroppers?
They became stuck in a debt trap with the farmers
How much could an African-American make a day in the North?
$5 a day
How much money did an African-American make on average a day in The South?
$0.75
What jobs would African-Americans be more able to get in The North?
Jobs in factories
What was another issue with voting in the South related to poor wages for African-Americans?
Some places made the cost of voting $2
What did many African-Americans find with the way they were treated when they arrived in the North?
They were discriminated against
Name 2 sets of Riots that took place due to opposition to African Americans
1898 North Carolina Riots and 1906 Atlanta Riots
What did a railroad company do in Florida in 1887?
They introduced segregated railroad carts
How did the Floridian railroad cart segregation escalate in the long term?
Over the next 7 years, four more Southern States introduced segregated rail carts
When did the Plessy vs Ferguson Case occur?
1896
What started the Plessy vs Ferguson Case?
Homer Plessy refused to leave a carriage only meant for White Americans
What was the conclusion of the Plessy vs Ferguson Case?
Segregation was allowed as long as facilities were equal for both races
What did Ida B Wells report?
From the mid-1880s to the late 1890s, every other day atleast 1 African-American was lynched
Which case supported segregation in Schools and when did it occur?
The 1899 Cumming v Richmond Board of Education Case
When was an anti-lynching bill first proposed? Who proposed it?
A former slave proposed an anti-lynching bill in 1901
What happened to the 1901 Anti Lynching Bill proposal?
It was not passed
What did Georgia do to prevent African Americans from voting?
They introduced a poll tax of $2
What was the average African-American wage a day in the South in the late 1800s?
$0.75 a day
What did Louisiana do in 1898?
They introduced legislation stating no African-Americans could vote if their grandfather had not voted before Jan 1st, 1867
Give 2 reasons why it was unlikely many African-Americans in Louisiana voted in an election before 1867
There were only mid-term elections and they were getting on their feet from the end of the Civil War
What did Mississippi do in 1890?
They introduced a literacy test for African Americans to be able to vote
How many people were lynched from 1889 to 1922?
3400
What was the White populations perceptions of lynchings due to the frequency that they occurred?
What was the White populations perceptions of lynchings due to the frequency that they occurred?
Who was Ben Tillman?
The governer of South Carolina
What was Tillmans opinion on lynching?
He supported them and participated in them
How was Ben Tillman often referred to as?
“Pitchfork” Ben Tillman
Which party was Ben Tillman loyal to?
The Democrats
What was the benefit for Tillman being loyal to the Democrats?
He was able to limit African Americans’ ability to vote even further
What happened in the 1906 Atlanta Race Riots?
10,000 people went through Atlanta beating African Americans
Name a lynching event which occurred in the North of the USA and the year it took place and how many people were killed and where it took place
In 1908 there was a lynch mob in Illinois which killed 2 black people
When did a race riot occur in the early 1900s in Atlanta?
1906
What did the 1908 Illinois lynching result in the formation of?
It resulted in the formation of the NAACP
How many African Americans were killed in the 1906 Atlanta Race Riots?
20
